Monday, July 26, 2010

Cook This Chicken Once A Week

Best way to learn- when you taste something delicious ask how they did it. Jeannie is a great cook and has the incredible gift of hospitality. She treated me to the best lunch. First, a sliced chicken sandwich on a croissant roll. The chicken was very moist- here's how she did it. Buy split chicken breasts and cook with the bones and skin . Let the chicken get to room temperature, pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Put chicken in pan with some water. Bake 3 breasts for 40 minutes @ 400. Remove chicken, cover with foil and 2 towels to keep the steam in. Let cool, then remove skin and bones and slice. Use for sandwiches instead of deli meat, chicken salad, pasta ...good-tasting, better for you than processed meats and a great cost-saving protein to have on hand. Try Jeannie's yummy and colorful salad: salad greens, shredded red cabbage, corn and canned shoestring beets with your favorite dressing. All this topped off with peppermint ice cream and home-made sugar cookies. Priceless!